The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-09-03
VOW, O, orscn. love. though the o,ean

widened between her md her reccdng lover.
But now bcr very life was transformed.
Sbe woulJ ~ for hours reading over the few
letter, she had had time TO receive, or talking
with her friends of the GAYS when she knew
him, hut did not know TINT ho loved her,
wbile oftene,t of MI she loved 10 calculate
when ha would return and where he might
Ia Indeed. the ono great question which ex.
arcis.sl liza whole family was. when could
Henry La backi Il IA not necessary TO add
flat sSe vas ever OH the lookout for the post.
man. And hor father laur he'd again and again
AZ the nav born punctnnlity OF her habits,
AMI at thu sanctity which att0ched TO letters,
whtch shs always received with Der own
banda Her devotion In this respect was
almost ludicrous and fortunately 10 vas well
rswani4si. vhihs dc hs,self was eucour.
sasi In bar new habit OF early rising by the
,oincidsucs that on the ono or two occasions
vhan sbs va. late no letters came By the
vau
Time aew By and her lovers approach was
.rp.s,ted Cha had received news Of the YES
ssl bv which l,e intended to return, and, ~
this letter was posted only just In advance,
his arrival was reasonably expected In few
dnys but the vessel which was to have
brought him only brought o letter In which
be explained the cause Of his unfortunate de-
tention. Tho agent whom lie had confirmed
T., ,h, r,.ragsUsnt NJ the pro,erty. owing to
,hs failure OF a company In which he was
co,,csrneL had been Obliged TO quit the coun-
,rw md Tsnrv Rrinton isuch was his name,,
o,.rt.Lor NV Tho news M sydney. Ind been
sorccJ 20 amt tbs vessel and return once
more 70 New Zealand. But shortly after.
,vsr5 another letter announced that he was
l,,,o, ,ro,o ~, his ,vav home md this time he
-, ,ho, os In LoJ bean so DELAYED. the
n,arr;o wa m;yb, TAX, MACE the week after his
.o,,,.r M cours, there were many obiec.
80, h,,t o,uolIv of course. these obiec.
,;ors we're overriled. and tho day of the
corar,onv vas tireJ ON the Wednesday after
,ho a,.,.;,,, ~ the traveller.
u,,ro,,,ro,a,y ,be chanter OF accidents
,yos only nj its heyinninc. As they speedil,
snu,J tho MARRIAGE was not to take plac a.,
-, ,..o,,,,aI for ouo,har letter told OH, "a
ho,. NJ, Rr;nton Ind been attacked by foy er
l., ,ha pod con and of the desperate extrs NJ
H., 60 ,,hi,,, ha wos hrouybt. AT the bot ON
s. ~, ,a,,ar wri,,en in n strange h. md.
,hora wos n CANT nencil scrawl in whic the
49, l;n,se,f had tried 20 send his own brief
message of affection, despite the wee knees
mes'S w. Lived Ljs ,;nger, 10 O ui,le n
, "nUn
A ,a,r;h,e time OF anxiety spread It's ,lf out
herors those Mt home. Olive scenes to fail
il, he,,,h and To shun all exertion, lille all
her interest centered in the visits Of tho post.
man. for whose arrival she wo,L watch
wstfulIy and too often in vain. 1t was
orIv at his spnroach that sh, shook
oY ths Iossitude which hal become
habitual. ON such occasions she ould run
80 tLa rote md even walk down, the lane
70 neet Tim and TO see whether he had a let
to, Co... h,r Sometimes she returne brighter
,,,,n sho went for then she had letter and
Law nj ,aost ,bot he still lived. They fol-
loved his course closely. 1t was first but
n Moor consolation TO hear that IN, had been
al, oshors Mt Maltn. but after that letters
p pa,,,o r,ore Frequently. md each one seemed
- r-;vo furtbor accounts of imprr ement, till
., Iarg,h II WINS announced that b was COM
;m,, oysr to tbe mainland to make the best of
,,;s ,vo,, home There was some.li NC of COM
ra,, q, ti,s thoucbt that the disa nee which
Low ,,atween them could be bridg d in days,
~, o,,r;s,v ors,y loss and hone lore hardy
n. moi, after mail brought the news OF in
s.aS;',, st,,.ngth
Omoa clear Of the hot south his health
sosmsd r. return with a sudden bound, and
wSan . letter came from Paris there seemed
M longer room for doubt as to Ids speedy re-
tm-r . IN tine train to Boulogne, however, he
sto~ed SIGMA of fresh feebleness, once indeed
s.;nt;ny away. to tho alarm OF On old friend
Tho hod come over to France 10 meet him
WHEN Ia revived bis first remark, as his
,,,and wrote 70 Olives mother, was a true
avid.nce OF the strength of his attachment,
Gov with n foiut smile, he sail, .Ah! I've
ou;ta foIsacd INV little Olives yet theory"
She. Il seems. with cirlish petulance, had
oftentimes maintained that nobody need faint
- onIv their mind was made ND to resist the
;mnulse At Bo,,loene he wa taken into the
hotel and nut to bed. To his friends mingled
horror and amusement he showed symptoms
q, having caught the messles, matter soon
nut bevond a doubt bv the opinion Of an
Er,,;s, doctor sta wing IN the house. Forum
ataIv the attack was but slight, and the lapse
~ tbraa weeks saw Kim restored to a state OF
health more satisfactory than that which no
hal enioved since his first Illness
Nov indeed we must return to Olive. At
,ast her bopes were nearing their fulflllment.
She orew more cheerful, brighter, and every
,,o,-;no cha CANA down stairs humming a
i;tt,e aono If c]adness. while her eyes glis-
taroa eoftlv with the feelings OF love rem